Punjab Government has decided to allow the distribution of Oxygen Concentrators for use at home to meet the oxygen requirements of patients recovered from COVID-19 and discharged from hospitals. This was stated by Health and Family Welfare Minister, Balbir Singh Sidhu at Chandigarh today. He said that district authorities have been told to issue Oxygen Concentrators to those patients who require low oxygen assistance for a few days after discharge from the hospital.<br />'' <br />''Mr. Sidhu said that these guidelines do not apply to patients in home isolation, as such patients that need oxygen supplementation should be brought to the hospital for comprehensive care. The post-COVID-19 patients will be permitted oxygen continuation at home only on the advice of the doctor or hospital and monitoring and care of such patients will be the responsibility of the doctor or hospital treating him.<br />'' <br />''The Health Minister further said that patients will be issued oxygen concentrators of up to 5 litres per minute capacity after taking self-declaration or  undertaking from the patient or attendant. The Oxygen Concentrator will be issued for a maximum of 4 weeks and a refundable security deposit will be taken for the same.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Mr. Sidhu said that the State Government is taking all the necessary steps to ensure an adequate supply of oxygen in the hospitals. For this purpose, oxygen concentrators are also being used to cater to the demand of patients who require low oxygen support in the hospitals. He appealed to everyone to follow the Covid appropriate behaviors and to get tested at the earliest if any symptoms appear.</span>